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: Ahead of the State Visit to Australia (later
: this month) King Willem-Alexander met with a
: group of journalists from 'down under'.
: Here is what he had to say about Abdication:
: Abdication is a tradition in the
: Netherlands – it started with his
: great-grandmother, he said, who felt after
: 50 years it was time to pass on the baton to
: a younger generation. This tradition means
: the change of monarch was not a time of
: mourning but of celebration, which gave him
: a very positive start to his position: the
: whole country had a big party.
: It had worked very well, he said...
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: Read all about it here:
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: http://www.watoday.com.au/world/the-frustrating-aspects-of-being-king-and-a-spicy-question-for-willemalexander-of-the-netherlands-20161006-grwnl6.html?
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